4/27/2013 |
Early power, late leather lift Angels in SeattleHank Conger and Mark Trumbo homered and Howie Kendrick carried the defense as the Angels beat the Mariners, 6-3, at Safeco Field on Friday night, but they had to sweat out every bit of it.

4/27/2013 |
Walker injures hand sliding against CardinalsCardinals shortstop Pete Kozma came down on Neil Walker's hand in the eighth inning Friday, opening a six-stitch gash of Walker's right index-finger knuckle that was expected to sideline the second baseman for the rest of this road stretch.

4/27/2013 |
Anibal enters Tigers lore with 17-K performanceThe Detroit Tigers have over a century of history, and a lot of pitching greats are a part of it, but none of them struck out 17 batters in a game. When Anibal Sanchez fanned Dan Uggla for the fourth time on his 121st pitch of the night, he took the single-game franchise record from the great Mickey Lolich. No Tigers right-hander had struck out more than 15 in a game.

4/27/2013 |
Gregorius exits after taking pitch to the headD-backs shortstop Didi Gregorius was hit in the helmet by a 93-mph fastball from Rockies reliever Josh Outman in the seventh inning of Arizona's 6-3 loss on Friday night at Chase Field.

4/26/2013 |
Dodgers' M. Ellis leaves game with quad injuryMark Ellis left Friday's game against the Brewers after five innings due to a strained right quad, and could be headed to the disabled list. The second baseman will have an MRI on Saturday to determine the extent of the injury.

4/26/2013 |
No. 2 prospect Hultzen injures shoulderSouthpaw Danny Hultzen, Seattle's No. 2 prospect behind right-hander Taijuan Walker, was scratched from his start for Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, and on Friday it was announced that Hultzen has a left rotator cuff strain and tendinitis.

4/26/2013 |
BStrong auction raises more than $310,000The "BOSTON" home jersey that David Ortiz wore while making his now-famous speech to open the first homestand after the Boston Marathon bombings went for $37,400 after 62 bid attempts, and an overall amount of $310,741 was raised in the Boston BStrong auction with all net proceeds going to One Fund Boston.

4/26/2013 |
Chen goes eight scoreless as Orioles top A'sWei-Yin Chen yielded just two hits over eight scoreless innings and Steve Pearce hit a key RBI single in the seventh as the Orioles topped the A's, 3-0, on Friday at the O.co Coliseum.

4/26/2013 |
Madson's recovery slowed by tightness in armRyan Madson's expectations of joining the Angels before the end of the month, which he expressed after an encouraging bullpen session at Target Field on April 16, have all but vanished due to some tightness he felt in a simulated game seven days ago.

4/26/2013 |
Fowler getting and taking big hits this yearRockies center fielder Dexter Fowler has stung baseballs to the tune of seven home runs going into Friday night's game against the D-backs. But Fowler has been stung by baseballs, too.

4/26/2013 |
Hanley to start rehab assignment on SaturdayHanley Ramirez is nearing a return to the Dodgers, as the shortstop is scheduled to begin a Minor League rehab assignment on Saturday with Class A Rancho Cucamonga.

4/26/2013 |
Rizzo leaves yard twice in former backyardAnthony Rizzo had quite the homecoming on Friday night. After going hitless on Thursday, the Parkland, Fla., native had his second career multi-home run game, going yard twice in the first three innings to lift the Cubs over the Marlins, 4-2, in front of a crowd of 16,017 at Marlins Park.

4/26/2013 |
Cards' latest callup has words of praise for TaverasThe Cardinals' current No. 1 prospect, Oscar Taveras, has been labeled as and projected to be many things. Jermaine Curtis, who was called up from Triple-A on Friday, added another item to the list.

4/26/2013 |
Ross smacks two of Red Sox four solo homersCatcher David Ross' two solo homers, not to mention solo shots by Will Middlebrooks and David Ortiz, helped fuel the Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Astros on Friday night at Fenway Park.

4/26/2013 |
Umpire O'Nora leaves game with flu-like symptomsThe Mets and Phillies had a rare delay due to an umpire illness on Friday night. Home-plate umpire Brian O'Nora made it through the night's first six batters before leaving the game due to flu-like symptoms in the bottom of the first inning.

4/26/2013 |
D-backs displaying exemplary gloveworkWhile the D-backs' pitching and hitting have fought through some rough patches at one point or another in 2013, the club's fielding has been exceedingly steady throughout the early portion of the season.